Weymouth News

“It's been 48 years since passenger rail service was operating on the Greenbush line”

MBTA says drivers ignoring warnings The new commuter rail line was launched Oct. via Boston.com

“It's the environmental craze that's going on now.”

Massachusetts legislative package would promote development, use of biofuels to cut oil dependence Massachusetts political leaders yesterday proposed a combination of first-in-the-nation mandates and incentives ... via The Boston Globe

“We did this grass roots, the old way”

City Councilor Domenic Sarno defeated incumbent Mayor Charles Ryan's bid for a third consecutive term on Tuesday. via TheBostonChannel

Nearly three dozen Massachusetts communities are electing mayors today, including several in which there are no incumbents on the ballot. via WWLP

“Election '08: Media and the Message.”

It's election day in 54 communities across Massachusetts on Tuesday. Voters will pick candidates for open mayoral posts in Everett, Fitchburg, Gloucester, Weymouth, Fall River, Westfield, and Worcester. via WBUR-AM Boston

Service is running on the first new commuter rail to open in Massachusetts in a decade. via WWLP

The MBTA will mark the opening Tuesday of the Massachusetts' first new rail line in 10 years. via WWLP

Q: Two years ago, our small, cottage-style home was renovated. In an effort to conserve space, we installed a trap door in the kitchen floor to access the cellar. via The Boston Globe

South Shore officials girding for the Oct. 31 return of commuter trains to the Greenbush line today asked federal railroad regulators to direct MBTA engineers to sound their horns as they pass through two-dozen ... via Boston Globe

“Once we started looking into this, I was surprised to find out that legislators can practice before state agencies when they are intricately involved in the budget process and allocating resources”

The Senate proposal, which would overturn an existing law that bans members of the Governor's Council from appearing before administrative judges in state agencies, prompted Republicans to not only seek to ... via Boston Herald

“People's views and values are changing”

Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey's elephant superstar, King Tusk, may have to give up his gilded robe and custom-built tractor-trailer if State Sen. via Lowell Sun

“At the same time, however, it seems that some companies are struggling to develop effective pricing strategies, and many also seem to lack knowledge regarding their internal business costs.”

October 16, 2007Colour printing represents a major growth area for digital print in Western Europe. via InfoTrends

A clinic with an unconventional approach to addiction treatment is now up and running in Weymouth. via The Patriot Ledger

October 15, 2007... Ralf Schlozer, Associate Director of the European On Demand Printing & Publishing Service at InfoTrends, will present during this week's Digital Print World 2007. via InfoTrends

“I think it speaks volumes about my ability to bring people together, and I am honored by their confidence in me to lead Weymouth into the future.”

Colin McPherson's bid to become Weymouth's second mayor got the blessings of Mayor David Madden and State Sen. via News & Gazette

“It has not been acted on. We approved $26,000 to do weed harvesting at Whitman's and to have a company come in and remove the weeds, but it can't be done this year because by the time funding is approved, it will be too cold.”

Weeds are sprouting in Whitman's Pond these days, but the eyesore will likely remain through the winter. via News & Gazette

ROCKLAND, Mass. A Weymouth man who caught fire Tuesday is probably alive today after his heroic cousin came to his rescue. via WBZ TV

Another attack on Weymouth Mayor David Madden in your letters column. No surprise there. via The Patriot Ledger

“He was a nice young man and was in the automotive program”

A Carver teenager died after his car collided with a dump truck on Route 58 in South Carver, the second fatal crash involving a South Shore teen in less than 16 hours. via The Patriot Ledger

“Traffic in Columbian Square has been a problem for years, but we are going through the process to get people's opinions on finding a solution that will please everybody”

Enthusiasm for the Red Sox did not distract a gathering of 100 residents and business owners from turning out at Old South Union Congregational Church last week to hear a proposed plan by local officials to ... via News & Gazette